Defender Wishlists 2023: Creatures/Beasts

[P-Siddy]

What are your 10 most wanted Creatures/Beasts you'd like to see in The Vintage Collection?

The rules are simple: post your wishlist for the 10 3-3/4" figures or send them to me.  At the end of the month, I’ll tally up the votes and we’ll move on to the next theme.

Have fun!

JUST A REMINDER THAT WE'RE COUNTING ONLY THE TOP TEN THIS ROUND!

[Rob]

Blurgg!
Bor Gullet
Panna Dragon
The BIG white spider from Mandalorian
BOBF Sand Beast
Mudhorn
Lady Proxima


That’s what I’ve got so far.  Will be back with more.

[Ryan]

My list, in no order of preference.

• Blurgg -- (The Mandalorian)
• Boba's Rancor - (TBOBF)
• Mudhorn -- (The Mandalorian)
• Bantha -- (ANH / The Mandalorian)
• Hutt Twins -- (TBOBF)
• Large Knobby White Ice Spider -- (The Mandalorian)
• Loth-Wolf & Loth-Cat -- [realistic-style] (Rebels / Ahsoka)
• Bor Gullet -- Rogue One
• Ray Harryhausen-style Sand Beast -- (TBOBF)

[Nicklab]

My list in no particular order

1 - Mudhorn
2 - Blurgg
3 - Bantha
4 - Boba Fett’s Rancor
5 - Tatooine Sand Beast (TBOBF)
6 & 7 -  Hutt Twins (TBOBF)
8 - Ziro the Hutt
9 - Lady Proxima
10 - Ice Spider - Maldo Kreis

[Jeff]

TBOBF Hutt Twin 1 (with 1/2 of the stretcher/litter)
TBOBF Hutt Twin 2 (with 1/2 of the stretcher/litter)
TBOBF Bantha
TBOBF Tatooine Sand Beast
TBOBF Baby Rancor

TM Blurrg
TM Mudhorn

Holiday Special Panna Dragon
Solo Lady Proxima
R1 Bor Gullet


Man, I forgot that TBOBF was such a rich mine for creature/beast toys.  It would be great to get a new Bantha for the Dune Sea tribe shelf or baby Rancor for Boba to ride.

[Mister Skeezler]

1. Blurrg
2. Hutt Twins (BOBF)
3. Harryhausen-esque Tatooine Sand Beast (BOBF)
4. Large Ice Spiders assorted pack (Mandalorian)
5. Sarlaac pit
6. Boba Fett's rancor
7. Kowakian Monkey Lizard pack (one sculpt, good scale and articulation, multiple colorways. One of them being Salacious Crumb)
8. Mudhorn

[Ryan]

Ended up tweaking my list to be sure to include the Hutt Twins. I hope they show up again in future seasons.

[Nicklab]

Ended up tweaking my list to be sure to include the Hutt Twins. I hope they show up again in future seasons.

I did the same.  I couldn't believe I made that oversight.  They were a great addition to TBOBF.  Will they ever turn back up?  I guess we have to wait and see.

[P-Siddy]

A couple more days to get those lists in!

[P-Siddy]

I guess I better get mine in:

01. Bantha
02. Blurrg
03. Hutt Twin (Female)
04. Hutt Twin (Male)
05. Knobby white ice spider
06. Lady Proxima
07. Mudhorn
08. Rancor
09. Sarlacc Pit
10. Tatooine Sand Beast

[P-Siddy]

Here are the results for this round:

01. Blurrg (The Mandalorian)
=.  Mudhorn (The Mandalorian)
03. Hutt Twin (female) (The Book of Boba Fett)
=.  Hutt Twin (male) (The Book of Boba Fett)
=.  Knobby white ice spider (The Mandalorian)
=.  Tatooine Sand Beast (The Book of Boba Fett)
07. Lady Proxima (Solo)
=.  Rancor (The Book of Boba Fett)
=.  Bantha (A New Hope/The Book of Boba Fett)
10. Bor Gullet (Rogue One)

The rest

11. Panna Dragon (Holiday Special)
=.  Sarlacc Pit (Return of the Jedi)
13. Kowakian Monkey Lizard
=.  Loth-Cat (Rebels)
=.  Loth-Wolf (Rebels)
=.  Rancor (Return of the Jedi)
=.  Ziro the Hutt (The Clone Wars)

[Jeff]

Here are the results for this round:

All of these are great choices and it makes me sad that it could be years before we see any of them get made.

The Blurrg felt like such a no-brainer when Season 1 of Mando hit.  They could have released it packed with Kuiil and then again with Mando.  I guess we live in a different time now though.

[Ryan]

This list really makes me wish there was a Stan Solo equivalent out there making modern 3.75” scale beasts. I want all of these, but we will be lucky to get any of them with Hasbro’s recent aversion to releasing new creatures in the line. (Or even rereleasing existing creatures if we are honest.)

[Nicklab]

Amy of these would be welcome additions to The Vintage Collection.  If Hasbro could offer 1 or 2 of these creatures per year, that would be a tremendous step forward.

But it seems like one of the key issues for Hasbro lies with the way retail shelf space is allocated.  There is just SO MUCH CRAP on the shelves beneath the figure pegs at Target and Walmart stores.  And it seems to me that the Black Series electronic helmets were designed to occupy that lower shelf given the absence of large vehicles, creatures or playsets from those shelves.